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Usually when I wake up in the middle of the night, it's to chew on two Tropical Tums to ease the burning in my nose and throat. Nothing in the way of old books and movies, though.TPBM would rather have a small number of true friends than a large number of casual acquaintances.
Definitely. Although I know a lot of people, I'm only close to a small handful of them.TPBM has been called "too idealistic" at times.
No, although I have been called a dreamer and unrealistic. (But that is, I have been assured, a part of the charm of being an Aquarian.)TPBM likes to read his/her horoscope even though s/he pretends to not put any weight in it.
If someone handed me a horoscope for Gemini, I would definitely read it. I won't put too much stock into it if it's negative, but positive entries, hell yeah.TPBM can play the piano.
Nope, not well enough to say that I can. I have plunked on it from time to time, all self taught.TPBM did some minor home repairs today.
The most I've done today was moving a blue suitcase out of my closet and filling that space with a boxed up bookshelf. I also took a screwdriver and unscrewed plastic holders for the doors that used to be in my closet. No more stepping on them in bare feet!TPBM has a pleasant singing voice.
I like to think so.TPBM hasn't had much luck with writing lately.
I wouldn't necessarily say so. I wrote "Flipped Off" for this week's Flea Market prompt and I edited a butt-ton of old short stories. But yeah, I feel your pain, Marie, because that has happened to me more often than I care to remember. (Hair ruffle and hug)TPBM enjoys the music of Seether.
I like Seether. I've only heard two songs though, one of them while playing Burnout Paradise. "Fake It" is a nice song to be playing in the background when you're racing. TPBM has heard of Windows Phone (and hopefully is a fan).
I've heard of it, wouldn't say I'm a fan though.TPBM has a headache.
I do not.TPBM had bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning.
Nope I had leftovers from yesterday i.e Fried chicken, bami and macaroni salad.TPBM is sometimes amazed by the wonders of the environment.
I'm always amazed by the environment. TPBM loves to doodle when bored.
Yes, but in moderation. TPBM likes to make their own soup from scratch.
I haven't made soup. Ever. Although since I like cooking, I'd probably enjoy that. TPBM prefers pen/pencil and paper to writing on a computer.
I like typing, it's easier and faster. I do write a little to try and keep my penmanship from degrading though.TPBM is experiencing fall allergies already.
Thank goodness i'm allergy free!TPBM has come up with their own recipe before.
I have! And the odd one has actually been delicious.TPBM is enjoying the smell of rain before sitting down to write.
No rain here.TPBM is going to eat now.
(Bye guys I have a killer headache gotta take some meds)
I just had a lovely Double Quarter Pounder meal at McDonald's, so I'm good.TPBM has no desire to have children.
True, and as I am speeding towards 55 that lack of desire has been diminishing.[Good luck with the head and meds, Lee-lette. Sounds like you are migraine sufferer? When next you come to my city, I'll take you to the needleless acupuncture gal I go to and see if that would improve it.]
TPBM enjoys teaching children.
Only if those children are quiet and cooperative. Otherwise, it's chaos.TPBM is sensitive to low barometric pressures.
Not that I am aware of.TPBM has read at least one article on the benefits of meditation.
I have. My high school made meditation one of the things that we were to do everyday. I still do but to be honest, it's been quite a bit since I've read about meditation. TPBM discovered that he/she isn't as cynical as he/she previously thought.
Yes. I read somewhere by someone famous that cynicism is what lazy and weak people rely on to justify doing nothing to make a difference. That's a paraphrase.TPBM gets annoyed by unattributed citations.
Maybe later.TPBM believes that tea is one of those things where you don't have a "problem"; your only "problem" is running out of it.
I have a preference for chamomile actually. TPBM ran a 5k recently and was ashamed by the number of elderly people who out ran them.
No, but I did run a 50k earlier this year...it took 8 hours, and I was ashamed by the number of old people that did amazingly better than me.TPBM has tried being a vegan.
(Nice to see you again Mandy! It's been a while)Never. Don't even want to.
TPBM realizes that their body needs a balanced diet to be healthy.
If by balanced you mean a drink in both hands then I sure do...jk. Yes, I try to eat healthy.TPBM wants to build their own house someday.
Thanks Angie it's good to be back.
Meh. I could care less about living in a fancy house. I might want to do it just because I love architecture, but I don't know if I'd want to live in it TPBM dislikes when movies play a song for their credits that is completely at odds with the ending tone of the movie. (i.e. having a super upbeat song after a cliffhanger ending with beloved characters mortally wounded)
Oh yes, while I like soundtrack dissonance, I hate it when it's like that. There's this anime called Clannad After Story. Anyone who's watched that will know the infamous closing theme "Torch". It's called as the greatest troll that ever was. Perfectly fits your description.
TPBM has had an unproductive day but is actually okay with that.
I have been both productive and unproductive. I baked muffins and coconut chocolate macaroons and got the deck ready for fall. But did not get any writing dine and now am lame with ice on my knee.TPBM likes to sit quietly with his/her books, sometimes even if s/he doesn't feel like reading.
Yes, sometimes I just sit and hold a book while I day dream fan fiction scenarios where I am a part of the story.TPBM wishes they could pick what they dream about before they go to sleep each night.
Lol! No, but I have practiced the art of becoming aware inside my dream so that I can then do whatever I want in it. That is fun.TPBM has not heard of lucid dreaming.
I've heard about it, I just haven't ever been able to get it to work for me.TPBM has often wondered if their whole life is just a delusion and that they're probably just a crazy person locked up somewhere, a la 'Shutter Island'.
Yes. And it turns out that that is one of the questions most of the famous philosophers ponder: what is reality and how do I know that I am not right now dreaming.TPBM will enjoy reading 'The Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius.
Isn't he the guy Russel Crowe plays in "Gladiator"?TPBM thinks they've seen a monster/ghost in real life.
Yes to the ghost no to the monster. [Marcus was placed be Ralph Harris. Here's link to trivia about the movie.http://www.exovedate.com/the_real_gla... ]
TPBM is likes to make lasagna.
Nope. No allergies and I spent the day starting in emergency and finishing in the kitchen. No tan.TPBM can smell their supper cooking mow. :-)
Not now. But I did when I was having dinner. I was at a friend's place and she made amazing South Indian food. It was so good!TPBM wishes that Mondays would be less dreary.
No. I am content to let Mondays be as they are.TPBM is almost finished their vacation for the summer.
I've been back in school since early August.TPBM had accidentally finished books in single sittings when they meant to stretch and savor them.
I have, but not recently.TPBM has spent more than a year finishing a book.
Do textbooks count? If not, I've never really done that except for times when I've given up on a boom and then given it a second chance at a later date. TPBM feels that they focus too much on semantics when writing rough drafts.
No, I do not. I learned, early on, that I couldn't write if I followed the supposed rules of good writing, and so I write, and then edit afterwards.TPBM enjoys writing essays with lots of references.
I've only written reports for coursework but I loved having an immaculate reference page. So I might enjoy that. TPBM has heard of the Myers-Briggs test and knows their result.
I have and I do, but I keep forgetting what it is. INFJ or INFT. (M is an expert on MBT.)TPBM knows that Meyers Briggs were a mother daughter team and that their typology is based almost exactly on the psychologist CG Jung's typology elaborated in his book Psychological Types.
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TPBM will sometimes wake up in the middle of the night remembering a (relatively) old movie/book that they haven't thought of in a while.